Bottle courtesy of Ozark_John, thanks JB! Pours near black, brown hues and a pillowing brown head that recedes to a cap. Nice lacing on the glass and a solid pair of legs. Aromas are pretty bold bourbon, rye, wet oak, chocolate, anise, tobacco and hints of vanilla. Smells hot! Taste is more balanced than expected, but still provides a very prominent barrel character. Loads of chocolate, coffee, toffee, caramel, anise, allspice, tobacco, dark fruits-cherry/raisin, notes of sherry. Medium to heavy body, never chewy...but with the big bourbon/rye on the finish, I feel like more body would have provided a bit more balance here. Nice depth to the beer, no doubt. Just can say it was as amazing as some of the other Imperial Stouts of itís class. Solid beer, none the less!

Bottle. Black pour with a small head that fades to a thin ring. Great aroma of chocolate fudge, cookie dough, light roast, and tobacco. Tastes even more complex. Thick chocolate syrup, tobacco, light espresso, vanilla, light rum, cookie dough, and caramel. Medium to full body. Great, complex beer but I surprisingly still like the regular version better.

shared bottle by a friend, poured a deep dark colour with a mocha head, dark bitter roasted chocolate up front, roasted malts, strong bitter hop notes, caramel, rye, small hint of bourbon, spice, dark fruit, dark coffee, vanilla, some chocolatef fudge, dark fruits, hard to say... i can;t say that i like this one more as the port barrel version, letís just say I was expecting a lot more. bit of a let down.

Bottle: The aroma consists of moderate-heavy chocolate, molasses, light espresso, vanilla, bourbon, and faint oak. It pours a dark brown with no transparency and a small khaki head that quickly fades to a minimal film outlined by a very fine ring. The flavor starts with moderate-heavy chocolate, molasses, and faint caramel. The finish has light cinnamon, vanilla, and a touch of bourbon. Itís medium-full bodied with mild carbonation and a somewhat creamy mouthfeel.

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